St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-16
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Scraps of sports.

A special meeting of the Minneapolis Gun
club was held last night to discuss the matter
OF prizes for the annual tournament in May
and hear reports of committees in relation to
the same, besides TO elect new members
The following names were added to the men,
bership roll: E. B. Walker, Thomas A. Orr
G. E. Wheeler, Il. w. Sumner, II. d. Allen
John Nicholson, Percival Il. Smith, O. A.
Smith, r. H. Leonard and F. B. Daniels The
tournament will be held the last week in May
and is expected TO attract number of crack
shots from all parts Of the country, as the
club expects to hang up the largest prize list
ever shown in any similar event in the North
west.
The management of our Base Ball associa-
ton intend to make special effort to induce
the ladies TO attend their games Stringent
rules Yill1be enforced against any loud and
boisterous talking and all other annoyances
of this character, and everything possible
done to make 1t as thoroughly respectable in
its nature as any theatrical entertainment. In
the larger cities the ladies are among the most
enthusiastic patrons of the game. Manager
Bryangallantly remarked that without their
presence the games would be failure.-Des
MoineS Register.
The wrestling match that took place at Mil
waukee last night between Jack Carkeek aud
Bert Scheller resulted in an easy victory for
the former. In the first round Carkeek Sc
cured strangle hold and literally checked
his hand as a signal that he had enough, and
1t was time, as blood was running from his
nose. The second fall was won by Scheller
and the third and fourth by Carkeek The
match was for $3.50 a side. the winner also
taking 70 per cent. of the gate receipts. The
attendance was light
Ned Hanlan received word from Baltimore
few days ago that parties in thatscity Of
Tered 10 per cent. of all receipts for the race
for the American championship, and that
they figured on $4,000 people going to see It,
1t is proposed by those making the offer to
nave the race rowed on lake course midway
between Baltimore and Washington and to
draw crowds from both of those cities. On
the basis of even $4,000 spectators the returns
to the oarsmen would be very large.
Jack Knifton (the undefeated) thinks
Greenfield should not object to step to the
front. Knifton will gladly stake five to four
TO any amount to box Greenfield and his pet,
TO box the novice within six weeks of the day
on which the first match is decided. II these
matches are made Jack will also match Bill
Goode to box Greenfield any STYLE for any
part OF $500 side.-London Sporting Life.
A letter has been received from S. A. Car
Isle, manager of +. w. Eek, the bicyclist, in
which he states that he thinks Eek can beat
Straub, and will, therefore, match Eek against
him for a twenty or twenty-fve-nile race at
the Washington rink in three weeks for from
$3.50 to $500 side. Carlisle declares that had
Farlbault he would have defeated Straub
Following is the batting order of the Mime
apols Base Ball club, which will play the
Manchester college club to-day at Minneapolis:
Halves, first base; Mester, third base:
Foster, center field; Patton, right field; Gan
EEL left field; Peak, second base; Shaw short
stop; Mcheever, catcher; Willis, pitcher.
The college nine is strong one, and a good
game is expected.
Viau the pitcher from the Dartmouth col
lege team, arrived in st. Paul yesterday in
good condition. Two days before leaving for
this city he pitched a game against the Har-
ward college team, and struck out sixteen
men. He is a fine-looking young fellow.
short, rather stocky and gentleman as we'll
as ball player.
Articles OF agreement have been drawn up
for fight to finish between John Cusick
and Tom Hinch. The match is to be with
small hard gloves, and is for the gate re-
ceipts, the winner to take rs and the loser 25
per cent. The articles specify that the
match shall occur within two weeks, near
Milwaukee.
Seven OF the Eau Claire Base Ball club have
arrived, and practicing was begun yesterday
at the ball park. Several connlosseurs of the
national game who saw the boys in the fed
at work speak highly Of their appearance and
play, and already Eau Claire is counting for
first place.-Eau Claire Leader
Wells and Sutcliffe will be known as the
Southern battery, both players being from
the Southern league. Wells was the pitcher.
last season, for the famous Atlantis. the pen
nant winners of that league. and Sutcliffe
caught for Savannah, which stood second in
the same league.-Des Moines Register.
The pitchers and catchers of the Oshkosh
league team will probably be paired as fol-
lows: Ellis aud Cooney, Krock and Gastfield,
Burdick and Nagle. Hardness and Legg will
form another battery in case the latter is
awarded Oshkosh.
There is a strong German element in this
years Milwaukee nine, Strauss, Schenkel,
Stellberger, RecciuS and Smith, all being of
Teutonic descent, and all are able to con-
verse fuently in German.
Manager Seele Of Oshkosh, says he Is glad
that Milwaukee has secured Hart, He thinks
he will aid greatly the success OF the league,
and render base ball popular with the resi-
dents of the Cream City.
Jack Burke and Pat Killen meet for ten
rounds in Minneapolis at the end of the
month.-St Louis Republican. You have the
wrong tip. There is no fight arranged be-
tween Killen and Burke
The Chicago team has arrived home. Capt
Arson says it will play 40 more games unless
with local amateur mines before the opening
OF the league season, but put in its time prac-
ticing.
The game between Jim Ahern's picked
nine and the St. Paul team, that was to have
been played to-day, has been postponed. The
grounds are not in condition, owing to the late
rains
Burt W. Lyon, managing editor of the
Northwestern Sportsman, was among the
visitors at the base ball grounds yesterd ay.-
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Cooney, O'Connell ard Ellis are expected
here from Boston this evening. Gastfled
will play at Milwaukee Sunday and reach here
to report Monday.
ruba will
season, in 1885 caught thirteen games with
out single error. He is also very strong
batter.
Under the rule of the managers of the St.
Paul team, the players are required to be in
their rooms by II o'clock at night
Dominick Mccartney expects to be well in
tour weeks, and will then offer to pull Jack
Farrelfs nose for blood or money.
Athletic park. Des Moines, is the finest ball
ground in the West.-Des Moines Register.
Ellis, the Oshkosh pitcher, is but 20 years
of age.